PPT-The death of Hamlet…and everyone else.

Except for Horatio and Fortinbras Rest in Peace King Hamlet Polonius Ophelia Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Laertes Claudius Gertrude Hamlet Lets talk theme 4 theme statements Loyalty and obligation to family can drive an individual to drastic measures. Man with a plan or just a ‘mad’ man?. Themes. What is madness?. Power (love, sex, corruption of, desire of). Revenge. Murder. Women (role, view). Deception/Trust. Certainty/Uncertainty. Action vs. Reaction and the need to act. Eric Kroetsch. Instructions. 2. Compose a Hamlet alphabet book complete with illustrations. Example “A is for the anger that Hamlet feels towards his mother and his uncle Claudius”.. A. A is for Avenge. What if the man your mother remarried was a lowlife and took over all of your father’s affairs and successes? How would you feel and what, if anything, would you do about it?. What if someone gave you reason to believe that your new stepfather murdered your father?. “A grave-maker”. V, . i. – the Graveyard Scene.  . Purpose:  .  .     - chance to have some relief before the last shattering scene.     - Clown/Gravedigger character is completely detached from other characters/plot lines in the play (last . Ashley Chu. Benhaire. Estrada. Merchelle. . Alegado. November 1. st. 2012. AP Literature. Analysis. Ophelia is a dynamic character that begins as in innocent young girl. . to becoming an insane individual. She’s dependent on men to tell her how to behave. She is the daughter of Polonius, the sister of Laertes, as well as Hamlet’s love interest. Ophelia is caught between her obedience to her father and her “love” Hamlet which leads to her madness and death. She remains maidenly singing songs about flower and finally drowning in the river. . Gertrude’s Betrayal and Allegiance. . “Mad as the Sea”. “He weeps for what he has done”. Gertrude promises Hamlet she will not tell Claudius about Polonius and Hamlet’s feigning madness, however, she runs to him immediately…. Hamlet. “To be or not to be”. Hamlet. Soliloquy . –. Theme. Hamlet’s Famous Soliloquy - analysis. How does Shakespeare use the element of a theme of “afterlife” to portray Hamlet’s thoughts about death, suicide, murder and afterlife in soliloquy “To be, or not to be?” in Act 3 Scene 1. Setting. Act 1. There was political turmoil between Hamlet and King Claudius and between Denmark and Norway. . Act 2. Mistrust builds between Hamlet and Claudius as the King uses close friends to try and figure out whether Hamlet is insane. . Ali, Anne, Lillian, Austin, Paola, Kayleigh, Carlos. Setting. Act One:. Scene 1: Battlements of Elsinore. The ghost brings in the power of supernatural.. Scene 2: Introduces Claudius, Gertrude, and Hamlet.. Plays - . Hamlet . William Shakespeare. General Information. Hamlet . is the first of Shakespeare’s four great tragedies, written . around 1600. . The . plot of Hamlet is that of a “revenge tragedy,” a popular genre at this time.. The guards see a ghost. Ghost. Guard. Look where it comes again!. In the same figure like the king that’s dead!!. Act I. The new king has married the old king’s wife. Hamlet . Gertrude. Claudius . Hamlet Act Five Two gravediggers discuss Ophelia’s suicide. Hamlet and Horatio engage in philosophical discussion. Ophelia’s funeral takes place. Laertes ’ display of grief for Ophelia enrages Hamlet and the two men fight by her graveside. Hamlet by William Shakespeare Hamlet is a play that has fascinated audiences and readers since it was first written in around 1601-1604 The play centers around Hamlet’s decision whether or not to avenge the murder of his father, the King of Denmark. This weight of this decision drives all the other action and relationships in the play. Hamlet. Permeates . our . culture: . T. he Simpsons. episode, . The Lion . King, etc.. Origins . of the . play:. Source = . Ur-Hamlet-. lost play. Popular in London in the 1580s.. Based on 9. th. century Saga. Pre-Viking Prince named .